Mangomom .... my question, Mysticism, reading, forums, Numerology, Sun Signs, Divination

Posts: 109 · Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 7:20 pm

Hello Mangomom,

After reading your response to my apology, I did ask a question .... but I do not think that you got it. I am going to respectfully ask again.
I would like to know if my past life had anything to do with alot of the misery and sadness that used to be in my life. Was I a terribly me person? I have had more downs than ups. I had to work really hard at not punishing myself for how my dad and brother treats me. It was always important to me that my dad and brother loved me. I had to let go of all the negative energy that was pulling me down. My daughter-in-law has also hurt me deeply and all of this came out of the blues like a slap in the face. All in all though my life has much positive energy in it. I would also like to know what if any should I look out for and look forward to. Again, thank you for you time in doing a reading for me. It is much appreciated. Be blessed.

Posts: 4135 · Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 2:10 am

Dear Teresa,

I sincerely hope that neither Mangomom or your good self will mind if I add my own comments here, as I believe that you are looking at reincarnation and past lives as simply another reason to beat up on yourself for experiencing problems in your current lifetime. You appear to be making the common mistake in believing that reincarnation and karma is a rigid system of punishments and rewards, and that because bad things happen to good people, then they must necessarily have done something terrible in a previous lifetime.

But if you have read the Bible (New Testament) you should already know that a person's life is a series of carefully graded lessons designed only to help him or her to develop more fully as both a spiritual and human being, and not as a big stick or any eye for an eye or a tooth for a tooth. What happens to us in our current lifetime (positive or negative are only our labels) is not because of either the sins of our ancestors, nor does it mean that we were necessarily terrible, rotten people the last time we were.

Karma is a fair and universal system of rebalancing actions and their possible consequences, and by punishing yourself mercilessly for some forgotten bad behaviour from a past life (which may not have ever happened) you will only create a self fulfilling prophecy in all your future lifetimes. If punishing a person in order to make them a better person worked, our prisons would soon be emptied, but my observations show that quite the opposite is true.

Do you then think then that the Universe is going to endlessly punish you for being less than perfect during any life, in order to make you a better person in the future? If the Universe is not punishing you, why then should you continue to do it to yourself? Do you feel that you are a more reliable judge of character than the Universe is, and that you are therefore justified to make your life that much more difficult than it already is by continually being your own worst enemy?

Life for most of us is an inevitable series of ups and downs, but with due respect, your mind seems to be selectively picking up on all the downs as being evidence of some past life misdemeanour of your's, while conveniently ignoring the ups as evidence that you must have also done some wonderful things as well during one or more of your earlier incarnations.

Being someone myself who has battled with sometimes overpowering feelings of low self confidence and depression for most of my life, I know from painful first hand experience what type of serious damage this type of distorted thinking can do to your personality. It can quickly make us feel that our own immortal spirits are dying within us, even though we are still physically here. There are surely many things worse than death itself, so why add yourself to the rapidly growing list of soul casualties by continuing to blame yourself for something you probably never did or did not do in a past life that you do not even remember in any great detail (if at all)?

Please show just as much compassion for yourself and your own humanity as you show to other members on this forum, and consciously decide NOW to be increasingly willing let go of this "stinking thinking" once and for all, before it is too late at least for your current lifetime.

God Bless,

eye_of_tiger

Posts: 109 · Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 10:13 am

Thank you Eye_of_Tiger for your comments. They make perfect sense. I do not beat myself up anymore, as I have removed all bad energy. I was seeking answers as to why my dad, brother, and daughter-in-law treat me in the manner that they do. I am coming to the conclusion that they should look deep into themselves or maybe that they are just unhappy souls. I suppose that some answers to questions are best left unanswered.
Again, thank you for the time that you took to leave words of wisdom.